Abdu Ali

Handout photo, Baltimore Sun

The poet/rapper's debut project, “Invictos,” was named by Spin magazine — for good reason — as one of “rap's most slept-on releases of 2013's first quarter.” Ali, who works closely with another Scapescape act in Schwarz, has won over many audiences with performances remarkable for his unhinged urgency. Abdu Ali performs 11:30 p.m.-midnight Friday at the Crown, 1910 N. Charles St.

The poet/rapper's debut project, “Invictos,” was named by Spin magazine — for good reason — as one of “rap's most slept-on releases of 2013's first quarter.” Ali, who works closely with another Scapescape act in Schwarz, has won over many audiences with performances remarkable for his unhinged urgency. Abdu Ali performs 11:30 p.m.-midnight Friday at the Crown, 1910 N. Charles St. (Handout photo, Baltimore Sun)

The poet/rapper's debut project, “Invictos,” was named by Spin magazine — for good reason — as one of “rap's most slept-on releases of 2013's first quarter.” Ali, who works closely with another Scapescape act in Schwarz, has won over many audiences with performances remarkable for his unhinged urgency. Abdu Ali performs 11:30 p.m.-midnight Friday at the Crown, 1910 N. Charles St.